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but would it have bothered you if they had exaggerated their height prior to meeting you?

Yes, but not because of the height issue.

I'd be a bit bothered if I found out they'd lied about anything, just because I can't tolerate liars and don't understand people who feel the need to lie about themselves. If they have a problem with self confidence, I don't want to know.

I'm not sure how tall I am anymore. I THOUGHT I was 5 8 plus a bit but I keep meeting blokes who insist they are 5 9 plus and I'm taller than them. There was one guy I worked with had a major sulk and wouldn't talk to me all day after a small disagreement about height.He said I must be 5 10 cos he was 5 9 and when I disagreed with his estimation he stalked off in a huff. He did buy me a bacon sarnie for breakfast the next day as an apology but I think it was to sweeten me up and encourage me to keep me trap shut.

You know nothing about me. I don't find "jokes" about beating up women funny and I won't apologise for that. Also, if you put a post up, then anyone can answer it, can't they?

Just saying

Yes you can, but what I am saying though is as long as I'm not breaking a forum rule then I can say it, so any protests don't have to be taken on board. It was a 'joke' and that's how it should be seen as, you probably don't even laugh at sexist jokes, but probably would if it was about a male. So basically you don't find anything that isn't politically correct funny?

Now I come to think about it, I haven't actually measured my height since about 1992. Don't you shrink as you get older? On a related note I haven't seen my backside for a long time either. I'm not sure I want to...!

There should probably be a width filter though, but then again, half of the women who say they have "average" bodies when clearly they're in denial about being much bigger would probably lie about that too...

Haha, yes, I have noticed that too! Put "average" into body type filter, and about 70% of women who show up are CLEARLY overweight!I have no idea when a size 18+ has ever been classed as "average"..............

Speaking personally (call me sizist if you must) but my own preferance is Sz 12-14 or under, but I don't give a rats ass how tall or short the lass is (I'm 5ft 7in)

The difference is that if a woman says something about men who are looking for a lady bellow a certain size or with say "an ample chest" they are seen as having a "legitimate complaint", however if a man says something similar about women who simply won't look at a man bellow a certain height, they are seen as "whingers" or "woe is me" merchants.

Certainly, some hold those views. We don't ALL think that way, however. Some of us, (most?) both men and women, are quite happy for others to hold whatever criteria they see fit for a partner. Ignore those with double standards and just focus on what you want :)

Then again if you're of the opinion that it's okay to be unhappy about stuff like that, then you'd be okay with people expressing that kind of opinion.

If one of them is making that kind of whinge and is having a pop at men and for doing the same kind of thing, then those men would be well within their rights to lay the verbal smackdown on the silly cow.

Message 66 i have put average on my page because my size is average , now going back 3 yrs ago and if i had been on here then i would have put obese if it has that option , but since i have lost over 10 stone i put average .

Average is good and a few extra pounds is fine. Problem is when some people fill out their profile they think `average` means 'average for a heavily pregnant hippo` and `a few extra pounds` means `anything you can get on the back of a low loader` :p